Cobbing, Bob, 1920-2002
Nationality
British
Found in 643 Collections and/or Records:
Wan/Grin (For Schools) / Cobbing, Bob., 1986
One copy is printed on white paper and two copies on brown paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Wav / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence., 1997
Whisper Piece / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated Writers Forum Folder 6. Two of the prints are stored in a binder containing typewriter poems. This copy does not have Cobbing's handwriting across the prints. Another copy held by the Sackner Archive does. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Whississippi / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated writers forum pamphlet number two. "Whississippi" written in London and recorded in Stockholm, is the fourth part in a series of whisper pieces consisting of a vocal interpretation of typewriter-picture poems based of the letters in the words "whisper piece." It was read by two voices (Kersten M. Lundberg & Bob Cobbing) and then manipulated in the recording studio. The maquette for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms, 1969
Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." Colophon states "Why Shiva has ten arms / for he represents the dance of life / the omnipotence of being able to do innumerably / many things at once / .the joyous cosmology -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms (Number One) / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Designated writers forum folder number seven. This tenth publication of Cobbing includes new versions of the following poems: "Soma," "Whisper Piece," "Vertigo," "Marvo Movies Natter," and "Transcript." Cobbing writes on the envelope that this copy number one was finished at 3AM on August 14, 1969. Colophon states "Why Shiva has ten arms / for he represents the dance of life / the omnipotence of being able to do innumerably / many things at once / .the joyous cosmology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Why Shiva Has Ten Arms: Soma / Cobbing, Bob., 1969
Windwound / Cobbing, Bob., 1977
Designated chapbooks number seven. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Winter Poem 15 / Cobbing, Bob., 1992
Winter Poem 17 / Cobbing, Bob., 1993
Winter Poem No. 16 / Cobbing, Bob., 1992
Winter Poem No.3 / Cobbing, Bob., 1980
One of the copies has a printed "Christmas Greetings" inside the back cover. Their cover image is identical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Winter Poem No.6 / Cobbing, Bob., 1981
Winter Poem No.7 / Cobbing, Bob., 1982
Winter Poem No.8 / Cobbing, Bob., 1983
Winter Poem No.8J / Cobbing, Bob., 1983
Winter Poem No.9 / Cobbing, Bob., 1984
Winter Poem No.11 / Cobbing, Bob., 1988
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- Sound poetry 373
- Concrete poetry 152
- Abstract markings 143
- Xerox art 92
- Documentation 53
- Performance poetry 51
- Fragmented text 35
- Text over text 24
- Letter picture 18
- Repetitious text 18
- Visual poetry 18
- Critical text 17
- Conventional poetry 16
- Permutation 15
- Visual art 15
- Alphabetical text 14
- Visual/verbal 14
- Computer art 12
- Found poetry 10
- Typewriter poetry 9
- Conventional non-fiction 8
- Calligraphic text 7
- Language poetry 7
- Calligraphic markings 6
- Constellation 6
- Computer text 5
- Exhibition review 5
- Shaped poetry 5
- Cancelled text 3
- Conceptual text 3
- Reference text 3
- Correspondence art 2
- Dada 2
- Diagram 2
- Illustrated book 2
- Mirror writing 2
- Neologism 2
- Performance art 2
- Phonetic text 2
- Portrait 2
- Typewriter art 2
- Artist book 1
- Artist book (limited edition) 1
- Asemic writing 1
- Biography 1
- Book catalogs 1
- Constructivism 1
- Conventional fiction 1
- Exhibitions 1
- Experimental fiction 1
- Experimental listening music 1
- Experimental typography 1
- Illustrated book (limited edition) 1
- Mathematical poetry 1
- Minimalist poetry 1
- Music 1
- Musical notation 1
- Palindrome 1
- Performing arts festivals 1
- Picture poetry 1
- Political poetry 1
- Political text 1
- Typography 1
